Thursday, 31 December 2015

Today is the last day to grab the Freaks, Heroes and Horrors bundle on Drivethru, containing 13 digital comics for the low price of £1.70/$2.50.

As well as the first 6 issues of 100% Biodegradable, the bundle contains Vince Hunt's The Red Mask From Mars, Neil Alexander's Good Guys, and several horror comics from Redshift Press, including their latest Whispering Sands release.

It's also the last day of 100% Biodegradable's sale, in which all but the latest issue of the sci-fi anthology (containing strips from the likes of Kek-W, John Freeman, Alan Burrows, Jon Haward and many more) are half price on Drivethru and Comicsy.

Friday, 18 December 2015

Issue 11 of 100% Biodegradable is out now, with more pages, more action, and more insanity that you could shake a mutated tentacle at!

Inside this issue, which features a rather smashing cover by Andrew Hartmann and Charlie Hogg: The eclectic crew of The Flaming Heston take a less than relaxing vacation in Jimmy Furlong and Andrew Hartmann's 'Moby Douche'...

...a middle aged barbarian sets off on a quest to restore his manliness, a downtrodden detective discovers the morbid truth behind an influx of street drugs, Travis Wilson takes a bad trip through the dark recesses of his mind in part 5 of John Freeman (Judge Dredd Megazine, Crucible) and Brett Burbridge's Death Duty...

...and a surfboarding werewolf goes head to head with the unhip Pat Boone loving menace that is Frankenteen in Kek-W (2000ad, Cap'n Dinosaur) and Lukasz Kowalczuk's Surf Wolf. All this, and more!

Saturday, 28 November 2015

To celebrate two years of 100% Biodegradable, we're having our biggest sale ever! All digital titles are 50% off until the new year on Drivethru and Comicsy. That's $0.50/35p an issue!

Even the recently released print collection, containing 144 pages worth of strips from issues 1-6, is available at a reduced price.

Two years, ten issues, with contributions from over fifty creators (mostly from the UK) contained within, including the likes of Jim Alexander, Jon Haward, John Freeman, Gary Crutchley, Dan Cornwell, Alan Burrows and Brett Burbridge. In fact, the call for submissions has been so successful that we've had to increase the page count from 30 to 36 pages just to fit them all in (at no extra cost), starting with issue 11.

To all those readers, reviewers and contributors who've supported us and helped us make it this far, we salute you!

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

A lot of 100% Biodegradable creators have been very active
of late, so I thought I'd take a moment to draw attention to some of their projects.

On Kickstarter, Paul H. Birch and Steve Tanner have put
together a rather spectacular 'Bomb Scares' horror anthology.It reached its target within the first two
days (little surprise, with such a vast range of artistic talent inside), but
there's still time to grab it at discount price by pledging your support.

As well as containing strips from 100% Biodegradable's Mats
Engesten, David Hailwood, Jim Alexander and Gary Crutchley, there's a gorgeous
cover by 2000ad's Richard Elson and Dave Kendall, and plenty of other quality
material inside.

Chris Sides (who wrote The Last Batch, featured on the cover
of 100% Biodegradable 8) is currently holding a Redshift Press sale until
halloween.

This means you can pick up his Dark Matter horror anthology (which recently featured in a special 100% Biodegradable bundle) at a ridiculously cheap price (£8 for a print copy, and just 69p/$0.99 for
digital).

Issue 10 of 100% Biodegradable is out now on Drivethru and Comicsy (with ComiXology release to follow at a later date), priced $0.99/69p

Inside this issue: Truckers tear their way across Hell’s Highway on an ill conceived mission of mercy, a lone soldier battles invaders and isolation, two apocalypse survivors face off against the psychotic android scourge known as The Milk Machine, the return of Jim Alexander (2000ad, Metal Hurlant) and Jon Haward's (Judge Dredd Megazine, Tales Of The Buddha) popular detective series 'Sideburns', and Travis Wilson crosses the hazardous mutant filled London wastelands in the fourth instalment of John Freeman (Crucible, Judge Dredd Megazine) and Brett Burbridge's Death Duty series. All this, and more!

The digital anthology is 30 pages, colour and b/w. 15+ age rating, due to the occasional touch of blood and gore.

Saturday, 12 September 2015

Ken Reynolds, the assistant editor of 100% Biodegradable, has a brand new comic out now which is completely free to download. Cognition follows the exploits of a steam-powered automaton inhabited by a human spirit and a demonically possessed mouse. They battle spirits, monsters, and folkloric nasties for the British Occult Secret Service during the 'golden age' of the victorian era.

Ken has written and lettered the comic, with artwork provided by the highly talented Sam Bentley (finalist in Todd McFarlane's 'Lucky 13' fan art contest). They plan to run a Kickstarter early next year to help fund a Cognition mini-series, so please spread the word and spread the comic!

The strips themselves are almost 20 years old, but Jon's gritty noir artwork still holds its own. And if you're in the mood for something a little more light hearted, I'd recommend checking out 'Tales Of The Buddha before he got Enlightened', which is illustrated by Jon and written by Alan and Jamie Grant.

With issue 10 of 100% Biodegradable due out next month, here's a preview of one of the strips inside, titled 'The Lonely Mountain'.

Written by James Alexander (Atom Jacket, Futurequake) and illustrated by Joe Palmer (Psychedelic Journal Of Time Travel, Futurequake), the strip revolves around the adventures of a lone soldier as he battles against killer insects and isolation.

Friday, 24 July 2015

Those mighty fine chaps over on Geek Syndicate have given the latest issue of 100% Biodegradable 3.5 out of 5, and said some jolly nice stuff about the strips contained within.

It was especially nice to see Scott Melrose' debut comic strip (illustrated by the ever talented Denis Vermesse, and lettered by Ken Reynolds) get such high praise, referred to as 'bleak, dark and a visual treat'.

Sunday, 28 June 2015

Inside the issue: a patient seeks psychiatric counselling when his dreams of
distant planets begin to physically affect him, zombies cause bedlam at the
local zoo, a man of medicine in ancient Egypt begins to raise heretical
questions about his profession, an overly dedicated postman crosses a post
apocalyptic wasteland in an attempt to make a first class delivery, a psychologically
disturbed individual begins to lose his grip on reality after dying over a
hundred times in his sleep, one lone soul crosses the treacherous plains of
Yomi, and Travis Wilson attempts to drown his sorrows at a Martian casino in
the third instalment of Death Duty (all other strips are self contained).

Issue 9 also features a hand painted cover by the
ever-talented Alan Burrows (2000ad, Transmetropolitan: Tales Of Human Waste,
and co-creator of Death Duty).

So, if you happen to have 69p/$0.99 spare, please head to Comicsy or Drivethru and grab yourself a copy. ComiXology release will happen at a later date, as it's only just been submitted.

Also keep your eyes peeled for an extra special Drivethru bundle, containing the first three issues of 100% Biodegradable and a nice selection of indie comics from three other Biodegradable creators (more news on this soon!).

Before I sign off, I'd just like to say huge thanks to John Kirkham for all the support he's given me and the comic in his tenure as Assistant Editor. He's stepping down from the role to take a well earned break, and Ken Reynolds will take up the position from Issue 10 onwards. Cheers, John! Thanks for giving Biodegradable a rather professional sheen with your superb graphic design skills - you'll be missed. And welcome aboard, Ken. Let's see where this crazy world of comics takes us next, eh?

Saturday, 6 June 2015

For those who like comics involving a whole host of swashbuckling supernatural simian shenanigans, sink your teeth into the brand new Shit Flingers anthology!

There are several 100% Biodegradable creators involved in the Kickstarter project, including Jimmy Furlong and Andrew Hartmann (who dreamed up the idea), Dave Hailwood, Tony Suleri, Ken Reynolds, Chris Sides and a whole host of talented comic artists and writers.

So, if you have a few quid to spare (you can get a print copy for just £6, or pdf for £5 which also includes issues 1-8 of 100% Biodegradable thrown in!), check out the Kickstarter link and please give it some support!

Saturday, 9 May 2015

Coming to Issue 9 of 100% Biodegradable - A Hope In Hell by Paul H. Birch and Gary Crutchley (with inks by Mats Engesten, colours by Yal Zamor, and letters by John Robbins).

Gary Crutchley (2000ad, Death Race, Accent UK's Zombies) also has another comic out at the moment - WesterNoir, scripted by the equally talented Dave West of Accent UK. You can check out preview pages, or make a purchase here: http://www.accentukcomics.com/WesterNoir.html

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Amazing & Fantastic Tales 5, featuring work by Jim Alexander and Jon Haward (whose 'Sideburns' strip appears in 100% Biodegradable 4), along with many other fine creators, is on sale now.

This is the final issue, bringing to a close their regular series ‘Kroom’ and Wild West mash-up, ‘The Last Posse’. Rounding things off is the self-contained comic strip ‘Facts of Life’, which shows what happen to a young man taught the facts of life using goldfish!

They're selling issue 5 for £3 including p&p. Buy all 5 issues for £13 including p&p. If you're interested, drop them a line at this e-mail address and they'll invoice you via paypal: planetjimbot@gmail.com

Also, if you're in the Glasgow area, the official launch will be held in conjunction with the Scotland Cartoonists club, which meets up at the pub called Drury Street, located on Drury Street, Glasgow. Join them on Thursday 7th May from 6.30pm onwards. All five issues of Amazing & Fantastic Tales will be on sale.

Sunday, 26 April 2015

Stunning artwork from the ever versatile Denis, and a gripping story from Scott make the upcoming issue well worth a look.

Although Scott is new to the comics scene, he's already made quite an impact and his latest 'Bloody Mother' collaboration with Denis Vermesse was recently accepted by Something Wicked (a fantastic anthology from those splendid gentlemen at Futurequake Press).

Friday, 10 April 2015

What we are looking
for:Self-contained sci-fi, fantasy,
horror and adventure strips, 1-6 pages in length.Twist in the tale strips tend to work well,
as do stories with entertaining larger than life characters and scenarios.Strips should be aimed at a 15+ age group (please
keep nudity/swearing and drugs references to a minimum, if possible.There are occasionally exceptions, if the
strip is good enough).Completed strips
(as opposed to scripts) are preferred, and stand a much greater chance of being
accepted. Sequential art samples are
welcome from those artists who have no writing partner but are interested in
getting involved. There are also plenty of one page scripts on offer for those artists who are too busy to commit to anything longer.

Subjects for writers
to avoid:Zombies (we already have
more than enough of those, thanks), people going into crrrazy Virtual Reality
worlds (unless there’s a REALLY original twist involved), stories in which a
bunch of soldiers mindlessly shoot things …but in space! Anything for the 'spandex and cape' crowd (i.e., no Superheroes).

All contributors receive a free digital copy of the comic
their strip appears in, and retain the rights to their work (though it's appreciated if they give it at least 6 months after publication in 100% Biodegradable, before having the strip published elsewhere).If their strip also features in the Print On
Demand collection, this will be made available to the
contributors at cost price, with the option to buy and even sell as many copies as they like. We are also very supportive of contributors who have comic related Kickstarters, and are happy to offer digital issues of 100% Biodegradable, as rewards tiers.

Other than that, there is no payment involved.

Send submissions/queries to Dave Hailwood
at:biomekazoik(at)gmail.com

Please note: We are currently CLOSED to submissions, as all our pages are full! This may change at a later date (if we have any strips drop out, etc).

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Issue 8 of 100% Biodegradable is out now on ComiXology, priced 69p/$0.99 and can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/1DeddG0

Inside the latest issue of the 30 page digital comic anthology: a bad
batch of booze spells undead disaster for St. Patrick's Day revellers,
mankind sinks its trigger-happy teeth into intergalactic assassination,
the president of earth sells his race down the river, advances in
gene-blending reveal a darker side to humanity, and Travis Wilson
battles the demons of his mind in the continuation of eight part sci-fi
series 'Death Duty'.